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toi

1. (noun) tip, point.

Ka tae mai tōna waka ki waenganui pū o te moana, ka haere ake tōna atua i raro ka mau ki te toi o te hoe a te kaiwhakatere o tōna waka, arā ko Tūtangatakino (TWMNT 23/3/1875:65). / When he had got out into mid-ocean, his god rose from the depths and seized the point of the paddle of Tūtangatakino, the steersman of his canoe.

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Synonyms: tāmore, tara, tihi, mata, matū, matamata, tongi, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, koi, koinga, toitoi


2. (noun) summit.

Ko Whaitiri te kuia o Tāwhaki rāua ko Karihi. Nānā rāua i tohu ki hea rāua piki ai ki te toi o ngā rangi (Te Ara 2013). / Whaitiri was the grandmother of Tāwhaki and Karihi. She instructed them on where to climb to the summit of the heavens.

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3. (noun) native, indigenous, aborigine, indigene.

He toi mātou nō te moutere nei (W 1971:431). / We are indigenes of this island.

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Synonyms: taketake, māori


4. (noun) origin, source (of mankind).

Ki te toi o te tangata i rauhītia ai e Iomatua i Te Honoiwairua (W 1971:432). / To the source of people gathered together by Iomatua in Te Honoiwairua (The Place where the Spirits Join Together).

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Synonyms: takenga, pūnga, , ahunga, orokohanga, mātāwai, pūtake, ūkaipō, , orokohanganga, take, kunenga


5. (noun) art, knowledge.

Kāti, anei tēnei o ā tātou taonga kua puta hei whakamīharotanga mā te tangata. Ko ngā momo toi e whakaata ana i tā ēnei whakatipuranga titiro ki te ao (HM 1/1997:7). / Well, this is our treasure that has appeared for people to admire. The types of art illustrate how these generations look at the world.

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